Symbols and Meanings in School Mathematics

by David Pimm

2020-07-24 03:13:37

Symbols and Meanings in School Mathematicsexplores the various uses and aspects of symbols in school mathematics and also examines the notion of mathematical meaning. It is concerned with the power of language which enables us to do mathematics, givi... Read more
Symbols and Meanings in School Mathematicsexplores the various uses and aspects of symbols in school mathematics and also examines the notion of mathematical meaning. It is concerned with the power of language which enables us to do mathematics, giving us the ability to name and rename, to transform names and to use names and descriptions to conjure, communicate and control our images. It is in the interplay between language, image and object that mathematics is created and can be communicated to others.


The book also addresses a set of questions of particular relevance to the last decade of the twentieth century, which arise due to the proliferation of machines offering mathematical functioning. Less

Book Details

File size9.21x6.14x0.51inches
Print pages234
PublisherRoutledge
Publication date April 1, 1995
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780415113854

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